Contacts of the helix formed by residues 482 - 504 (chain B) in PDB entry 3BYH


Residue contacts within the protein are derived with the CSU software (Sobolev V., Sorokine A., Prilusky J., Abola E.E. and Edelman M. (1999) Automated analysis of interatomic contacts in proteins. Bioinformatics, 15, 327-332). A short description of the analytical approach is given at the end of the page.
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Note:
Non-standard 3 letter residue codes indicate a heterogroup. To identify and analyse, use LPC software

Legend:
Dist - nearest distance (Å) between atoms of two residues
Surf - contact surface area (Å2) between two residues
HB   - hydrophilic-hydrophilic contact (hydrogen bond)
Arom - aromatic-aromatic contact
Phob - hydrophobic-hydrophobic contact
DC   - hydrophobic-hydrophilic contact (destabilizing contact)
+/-  - indicates presence/absence of a specific contacts
*    - indicates residues forming contacts  by their side chain
       (including CA atoms)
Residues in contact with ASN 482 (chain B).
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    473B  VAL*     5.0     5.3    -      -       -      +
    477B  ASP*     2.9    39.1    +      -       +      +
    480B  GLN*     3.4     3.5    +      -       +      +
    481B  GLY*     1.3    71.0    -      -       -      +
    483B  LYS*     1.3    58.2    +      -       -      +
    484B  LYS*     3.1    13.4    +      -       -      +
    485B  LEU*     2.9    38.8    +      -       +      +
    486B  ILE*     2.9    30.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 483 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    391B  THR*     4.6     9.8    -      -       +      +
    415B  PHE*     3.7    55.3    -      -       +      -
    481B  GLY      2.6    17.2    +      -       -      +
    482B  ASN*     1.3    69.6    +      -       -      +
    484B  LYS*     1.3    60.4    +      -       -      +
    486B  ILE*     4.3     0.9    -      -       -      -
    487B  LEU*     2.9    39.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LYS 484 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     56A  ASP*     4.5    17.6    +      -       -      +
    482B  ASN*     3.1     9.3    +      -       -      +
    483B  LYS*     1.3    79.2    -      -       -      +
    485B  LEU*     1.3    61.2    +      -       -      +
    487B  LEU*     4.2     6.3    -      -       -      +
    488B  GLY*     3.2    18.4    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 485 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    460B  ILE*     4.7     7.2    -      -       +      -
    470B  LEU*     3.6    29.8    -      -       +      -
    473B  VAL*     4.0    27.1    -      -       +      -
    474B  ALA      4.3     2.2    -      -       -      +
    477B  ASP*     3.3    34.5    -      -       +      -
    478B  ILE*     4.0    22.0    -      -       +      +
    482B  ASN*     2.9    22.2    +      -       +      +
    484B  LYS*     1.3    75.0    -      -       -      +
    486B  ILE*     1.3    61.3    +      -       +      +
    488B  GLY*     3.2     1.2    +      -       -      -
    489B  LEU*     2.8    32.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ILE 486 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    414B  VAL      4.6     2.7    -      -       -      +
    415B  PHE*     4.2    25.1    -      -       +      +
    418B  VAL*     3.3    38.1    -      -       +      -
    424B  LEU*     5.7     2.9    -      -       +      -
    478B  ILE*     4.2    22.0    -      -       +      +
    481B  GLY*     4.1    23.1    -      -       -      +
    482B  ASN      2.9    22.0    +      -       -      +
    483B  LYS*     3.9     5.6    -      -       -      +
    485B  LEU*     1.3    78.1    -      -       +      +
    487B  LEU*     1.3    57.0    +      -       -      +
    489B  LEU*     3.9     6.6    -      -       -      +
    490B  LEU*     3.0    52.7    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 487 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    391B  THR*     4.4    14.6    -      -       +      +
    394B  ASP*     3.8    38.8    -      -       +      +
    395B  GLU*     4.7     1.1    -      -       -      +
    398B  TYR*     4.2    16.7    -      -       +      -
    414B  VAL*     5.4     1.1    -      -       +      -
    415B  PHE*     3.5    34.1    -      -       +      -
    483B  LYS*     2.9    28.0    +      -       +      +
    484B  LYS*     4.2     5.8    -      -       -      +
    486B  ILE*     1.3    73.7    -      -       -      +
    488B  GLY*     1.3    61.3    +      -       -      +
    490B  LEU*     3.4     8.5    +      -       +      +
    491B  TRP*     2.9    30.0    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLY 488 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     92A  ASN      5.0     2.6    -      -       -      +
     93A  GLU*     6.1     0.7    -      -       -      -
     95A  ARG*     4.1     0.3    -      -       -      -
    470B  LEU*     5.7     1.3    -      -       -      -
    484B  LYS      3.2    14.1    +      -       -      -
    485B  LEU*     3.6     3.4    -      -       -      -
    487B  LEU*     1.3    81.2    -      -       -      +
    489B  LEU*     1.3    60.6    +      -       -      +
    491B  TRP*     3.6     6.1    +      -       -      +
    492B  GLN*     3.3    33.7    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 489 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    424B  LEU*     3.8    21.8    -      -       +      -
    428B  LEU*     5.9     2.0    -      -       +      -
    459B  VAL*     3.7    32.5    -      -       +      +
    460B  ILE*     5.0     6.7    -      -       +      -
    463B  GLY*     5.0     8.5    -      -       -      -
    468B  PHE*     4.2    20.9    -      -       +      -
    470B  LEU*     4.7    14.8    -      -       +      +
    478B  ILE*     4.3     9.6    -      -       +      -
    485B  LEU*     2.8    29.0    +      -       +      +
    486B  ILE*     3.9     7.0    -      -       -      +
    488B  GLY*     1.3    73.8    -      -       -      +
    490B  LEU*     1.3    62.4    +      -       -      +
    492B  GLN*     3.6     6.2    +      -       -      +
    493B  LEU*     3.0    40.2    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 490 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    398B  TYR*     3.8    38.3    -      -       +      -
    401B  TRP*     4.3     9.2    -      -       +      -
    402B  ILE*     3.9    26.2    -      -       +      -
    414B  VAL*     4.6    15.0    -      -       +      -
    418B  VAL*     5.8     2.2    -      -       +      -
    424B  LEU*     4.1    23.1    -      -       +      -
    427B  VAL*     5.7     0.9    -      -       +      -
    486B  ILE*     3.0    42.7    +      -       +      +
    487B  LEU*     3.7     5.8    -      -       +      +
    488B  GLY      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    489B  LEU*     1.3    74.3    -      -       +      +
    491B  TRP*     1.3    65.8    +      -       -      +
    493B  LEU*     3.1    12.6    +      -       +      +
    494B  MET*     2.8    23.6    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with TRP 491 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     21A  PHE*     6.0     2.2    -      +       -      -
     28A  ARG*     5.0    13.9    -      -       -      +
     93A  GLU      4.6     6.0    +      -       -      -
     94A  LEU      3.6    13.1    +      -       -      -
     95A  ARG*     3.2    35.6    -      -       +      +
    398B  TYR*     3.2    30.2    -      -       -      +
    487B  LEU      2.9    15.6    +      -       -      +
    488B  GLY*     3.8     7.2    -      -       -      +
    489B  LEU      3.4     0.2    -      -       -      -
    490B  LEU*     1.3    75.6    -      -       -      +
    492B  GLN*     1.3    55.7    +      -       -      +
    494B  MET*     2.9    11.6    +      -       -      +
    495B  ARG*     2.8    36.8    +      -       +      +
    605B  ASN*     5.6     1.6    -      -       -      -
    606B  GLN*     5.9     0.4    -      -       +      -
    607B  LYS*     0.9   133.5    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with GLN 492 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     91A  TYR      2.5    28.1    +      -       -      -
     92A  ASN*     2.9    16.3    -      -       -      +
     95A  ARG*     0.8   279.9    +      -       +      +
    468B  PHE*     4.0     3.8    -      -       +      +
    469B  SER      2.9    14.1    +      -       -      +
    470B  LEU*     4.6     2.9    -      -       -      +
    488B  GLY      3.3    19.6    +      -       -      +
    489B  LEU*     3.9     6.2    -      -       -      +
    491B  TRP*     1.3    79.4    -      -       -      +
    493B  LEU*     1.3    55.9    +      -       -      +
    495B  ARG*     3.9     2.0    -      -       -      +
    496B  PHE*     2.9    24.4    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with LEU 493 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     95A  ARG*     4.1     0.2    -      -       -      +
    401B  TRP*     3.8    12.6    -      -       +      -
    424B  LEU*     4.2    10.5    -      -       +      -
    427B  VAL*     4.1    22.2    -      -       +      -
    428B  LEU*     3.5    35.2    -      -       +      -
    431B  VAL*     4.1    11.4    -      -       +      +
    459B  VAL*     6.4     0.2    -      -       +      -
    466B  LEU*     5.2     1.1    -      -       +      -
    468B  PHE*     3.7    18.6    -      -       +      -
    489B  LEU*     3.0    37.1    +      -       +      +
    490B  LEU*     3.1    24.7    +      -       +      +
    492B  GLN*     1.3    75.3    -      -       -      +
    494B  MET*     1.3    58.5    +      -       -      +
    496B  PHE*     3.6     2.0    -      -       +      +
    497B  HIS*     3.0    30.8    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with MET 494 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    397B  CYS*     4.0     9.6    -      -       -      -
    398B  TYR*     3.8    24.9    -      -       +      -
    401B  TRP*     3.5    46.5    -      -       +      +
    490B  LEU      2.8    11.9    +      -       -      +
    491B  TRP*     3.3    10.8    -      -       +      +
    493B  LEU*     1.3    78.1    -      -       -      +
    495B  ARG*     1.3    61.3    +      -       -      +
    497B  HIS*     3.8     2.1    -      -       -      +
    498B  MET*     3.1    23.6    +      -       +      +
    605B  ASN*     5.3     1.6    -      -       -      +
    607B  LYS*     3.8    26.9    -      -       +      +
    608B  MET*     2.2    49.8    -      -       +      -
    611B  ILE*     5.2     3.8    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with ARG 495 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      4A  ASP*     5.1    10.3    +      -       -      -
     21A  PHE*     5.9     1.2    -      -       -      -
     94A  LEU      4.3     2.6    +      -       -      -
     95A  ARG*     1.6    51.0    +      -       -      +
     96A  VAL*     2.8    34.8    -      -       -      +
     97A  ALA*     3.5     7.5    -      -       -      +
    100A  GLU*     5.8     0.8    +      -       -      -
    101A  HIS*     5.2     3.2    +      -       -      -
    468B  PHE*     6.2     0.8    -      -       -      -
    491B  TRP*     2.8    30.3    +      -       +      +
    492B  GLN*     4.0     4.3    -      -       -      +
    494B  MET*     1.3    71.9    -      -       -      +
    496B  PHE*     1.3    67.9    +      -       -      +
    498B  MET*     3.4     6.7    +      -       -      +
    499B  LEU*     3.1    51.8    +      -       +      +
    607B  LYS*     3.4    23.1    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with PHE 496 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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     95A  ARG*     4.1     0.2    -      -       -      +
    431B  VAL*     3.3    35.0    -      -       +      -
    432B  SER*     4.3    12.6    -      -       -      -
    466B  LEU*     3.8    36.3    -      -       +      -
    468B  PHE*     3.6    25.6    -      +       +      -
    492B  GLN      2.9    21.4    +      -       -      +
    493B  LEU*     3.6     4.7    -      -       +      +
    495B  ARG*     1.3    80.1    -      -       -      +
    497B  HIS*     1.3    62.3    +      -       -      +
    499B  LEU*     3.4     7.8    +      -       +      +
    500B  GLN*     3.0    60.3    +      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with HIS 497 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    401B  TRP*     4.2    11.3    +      -       +      +
    405B  LEU*     4.0    29.4    -      -       +      +
    430B  LYS*     4.8     5.6    +      -       +      -
    431B  VAL*     3.4    43.5    -      -       +      +
    493B  LEU      3.0    14.1    +      -       -      +
    494B  MET      3.8     4.7    -      -       -      +
    495B  ARG      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    496B  PHE*     1.3    76.9    -      -       -      +
    498B  MET*     1.3    57.3    +      -       -      +
    500B  GLN*     3.3     5.8    +      -       +      +
    501B  LEU*     3.0    63.6    +      -       +      +
    611B  ILE*     5.0     5.0    -      -       +      +
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Residues in contact with MET 498 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    494B  MET*     3.1    17.3    +      -       +      +
    495B  ARG*     3.6     7.6    -      -       +      +
    496B  PHE      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    497B  HIS*     1.3    76.7    -      -       -      +
    499B  LEU*     1.3    64.0    +      -       +      +
    501B  LEU*     3.3    10.6    +      -       +      -
    502B  LEU      3.1    18.4    +      -       -      -
    516B  ASP*     3.5     3.8    -      -       -      +
    519B  ILE*     4.0     9.2    -      -       +      -
    607B  LYS*     3.9     9.0    -      -       +      +
    610B  LEU*     1.8    82.3    -      -       +      +
    611B  ILE*     2.7    45.2    -      -       +      +
    614B  ALA*     4.2     1.8    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 499 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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      4A  ASP*     4.0    10.8    -      -       -      +
    100A  GLU*     5.7     5.2    -      -       -      +
    495B  ARG*     3.1    57.8    +      -       +      +
    496B  PHE*     3.9     6.5    -      -       +      +
    498B  MET*     1.3    76.0    -      -       +      +
    500B  GLN*     1.3    62.0    +      -       -      +
    502B  LEU*     3.4     2.6    +      -       -      +
    503B  LYS*     2.9    30.3    +      -       -      +
    515B  THR*     5.1     0.2    -      -       -      -
    516B  ASP*     3.2    30.5    -      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with GLN 500 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    431B  VAL      4.7     6.6    -      -       -      +
    496B  PHE*     3.0    58.0    +      -       +      +
    497B  HIS*     3.6     9.4    -      -       +      +
    498B  MET      3.3     0.2    -      -       -      -
    499B  LEU*     1.3    79.7    -      -       -      +
    501B  LEU*     1.3    63.2    +      -       -      +
    503B  LYS*     3.3    29.3    +      -       -      +
    504B  SER*     3.0    22.5    +      -       -      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 501 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    497B  HIS*     3.0    43.9    +      -       +      +
    498B  MET*     3.5    13.5    -      -       +      +
    500B  GLN*     1.3    76.5    -      -       -      +
    502B  LEU*     1.3    60.2    +      -       -      +
    504B  SER*     2.5    28.2    +      -       -      +
    505B  LEU*     3.2     7.1    -      -       -      +
    514B  MET*     3.0     3.8    -      -       -      +
    519B  ILE*     4.9     3.8    -      -       +      -
    611B  ILE*     3.6    34.8    -      -       +      -
    614B  ALA*     5.0     8.7    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LEU 502 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    498B  MET      3.1     7.2    +      -       -      +
    499B  LEU      3.7     4.3    -      -       -      +
    501B  LEU*     1.3    73.6    -      -       -      +
    503B  LYS      1.3    48.9    -      -       -      +
    514B  MET*     1.4    59.7    -      -       -      +
    515B  THR*     1.8    49.7    +      -       -      +
    516B  ASP*     1.1   104.1    -      -       +      +
    519B  ILE*     2.2    48.0    -      -       +      -
    610B  LEU*     3.8     5.6    -      -       +      -
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Residues in contact with LYS 503 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    499B  LEU      2.9    17.3    +      -       -      +
    500B  GLN*     3.4    29.9    +      -       -      +
    502B  LEU*     1.3    67.3    -      -       -      +
    504B  SER*     1.3    47.2    +      -       -      +
    506B  ARG*     3.6    34.8    -      -       -      +
    513B  GLU*     1.9    24.0    +      -       -      +
    514B  MET      1.3    49.3    +      -       -      +
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Residues in contact with SER 504 (chain B). Click here for Legend to table.
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                                  Specific contacts
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     Residue       Dist    Surf   HB    Arom    Phob    DC
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    500B  GLN      3.0    11.5    +      -       -      -
    501B  LEU*     2.5    27.1    +      -       -      +
    503B  LYS*     1.3    69.6    -      -       -      +
    505B  LEU*     1.3    59.6    +      -       -      +
    506B  ARG      3.3     2.7    +      -       -      +
    513B  GLU      3.8     6.6    +      -       -      +
    514B  MET*     1.8    17.0    -      -       -      +
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A short description of the analytical approach
The contact analysis used in this page is based upon the approach developed in: Sobolev V., Wade R.C., Vriend G. and Edelman M. PROTEINS (1996) 25, 120-129. Contact legitimacy depends on the hydrophobic-hydrophilic properties of the contacting atoms. In order to define it, for each inter-atomic contact, eight atom classes have been introduced:


   I  Hydrophilic      - N and O that can donate and accept hydrogen bonds
                         (e.g., oxygen of hydroxyl group of Ser. or Thr)
  II  Acceptor         - N or O that can only accept a hydrogen bond
 III  Donor            - N that can only donate a hydrogen bond
  IV  Hydrophobic      - Cl, Br, I and all C atoms that are not in
                         aromatic rings and do not have a covalent bond to
                         a N or O atom
   V  Aromatic         - C in aromatic rings irrespective of any other 
                         bonds formed by the atom
  VI  Neutral          - C atoms that have a covalent bond to at least one
                         atom of class I or two or more atoms from class II
                         or III; atoms; S, F, P, and metal atoms in all cases
 VII  Neutral-donor    - C atoms that have a covalent bond with only one
                         atom of class III
VIII  Neutral-acceptor - C atoms that have a covalent bond with only 
                         one atom of class II
For each pair of contacts the state of legitimacy is shown below:

Legend:
+, legitimate
-, illegitimate
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  Atomic class           I  II  III   IV   V   VI  VII  VIII
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   I  (Hydrophilic)      +   +    +    -   +   +    +    +
  II  (Acceptor)         +   -    +    -   +   +    +    -
 III  (Donor)            +   +    -    -   +   +    -    +
  IV  (Hydrophobic)      -   -    -    +   +   +    +    +
   V  (Aromatic)         +   +    +    +   +   +    +    +
  VI  (Neutral)          +   +    +    +   +   +    +    +
 VII  (Neutral-donor)    +   +    -    +   +   +    -    +
VIII  (Neutral-acceptor) +   -    +    +   +   +    +    -
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Warning!
Atom classes for heterogroups are automatically assigned based on the atomic coordinates. However, in three cases (see below) the automatic assignment is currently ambiguous. In these cases, the user is advised to manually analyse the full list of contacts using LPC software.
1. Carbon atoms belonging to a 4-, 5- or 6-member ring are 
   considered "aromatic" (Class V) if the ring is approximately
   planar, and "hydrophobic" (Class IV) or "neutral" (Classes
   VI, VII, VIII) if the ring is non-planar.
2. The oxygen atom of a carbonyl or hydroxy group is considered
   "hydroxy" (Class I) if the CO bond is longer than 1.29 Å, and
   "carbonyl" (Class II) if shorter.
3. All nitrogen atoms are considered "hydrophilic" (Class I).

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